They're not voting because...
- I'm an Australian, in Victoria. Here...
I'm an Australian, in Victoria. Here, voting is compulsory. In South Australia, apparently, registration is optional, but once registered, you must vote. At Commonwealth level, everyone must register and vote. One man tried to get out of voting on the ground that all the candidates were pretty awful and he couldn't make up his mind. It didn't do him any good.
written 8th Apr 2005
The "donkey vote" 1-2-3 straight down the paper, is common among those who have no preference. You get counted before you are given a ballot paper.